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CAMPANULA. Bell-flower. A class of hardy, vigorous plants impor- 

 tant for the hardy border, as they bloom in summer at a time when there is 

 little else. Useful for cut -flowers. 



C. Carpatica. 9 inches; June to September; deep blue. An excellent 

 plant for edging borders or rockery work. 



C. Carpatica, var. alba. 9 inches; June to September; pure white. 



C. Carpatica, var. turbinata. 6 inches ; June to September; purple. 

 A dwarfer grower than C. Carpatica. 



C. glomerata, var. Dahurica. Clustered Bell-flower. 2 feet; June to 

 September ; bluish purple. An erect grower, with showy heads of flowers. 



C. persicifolia. Peach-leaved Bell-flower. 18 inches; June and July; 

 blue. Foliage deep green ; flowers in tall spikes. 



C. persicifolia, var. alba. 18 inches; June and July; white. Very showy 

 flowers. One of the best for cutting. 



C. persicifolia, var. alba plena. 18 inches; June and July; white. Very 

 showy, double flowers. 



C. pyramidalis. The Chimney Bell-flower. 2 feet; August and Septem- 

 ber; blue. The showiest of this class. Foliage broad and handsome, the 

 flowers in tall branched spikes. 



C. Trachelium flore pleno ; syn., urticifolia. 3 feet; July and August; 

 deep purple. 



CENTAUREA. Excellent border plants, thriving in ordinary garden soil. 

 C. montana. Mountain Bluet. 18 inches; June and July; dark purple. 

 C. montana, var. Lady Hastings. 18 inches; June and July; lilac -rose. 



CERASTIUM tomentosum. 6 inches; June and July; white. Foliage 

 bright silvery green. An excellent plant for the rockery, as it is of low creep- 

 ing habit and makes a good covering. It also thrives in dry sunny places. 



CERATOSTIGMA plumbaginoides ; syn., Plumbago Larpentae. 

 Leadwort. 6 inches ; September and October ; deep blue. One of the best 

 dwarf plants for edging borders or for the rockery. Excellent foliage. 

 When covered with its deep blue flowers the effect is rich and showy. 



CHELONE. Turtle Head. Valuable late-flowered plants, doing best in 

 partly shaded places, and being most at home in swampy grounds. When 

 planted in the ordinary border they should be mulched. 



C. Lyoni. 2 feet; August and September; rose -purple. 



C. obliqua, var. alba. 2 feet; August and September; white. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM maximum, var. Triumph. Moonpenny Daisy. 

 2 feet ; July to October ; white. The flowers are very large, 3 to 4 inches in 

 diameter, and pure white with a golden center. They last well when cut. 



C. uliginosum. 2/ feet; September; white. A very showy plant, excel- 

 lent for cut-flowers. 



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